6/30/2009 @ 2:51PM

In Pictures: How To Hire A Great Assistant

If you’re a manager or executive, your assistant is one of the most important people in your life. He or she is the person the world meets before getting to you. He or she is–or should be–someone who makes your professional and even personal life run smoothly. Yet it’s a job most executives spend very little time interviewing for. Hire right or you’ll regret it. Here are some tips.